I Beat A Pedalcyclist Today
In article >, Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> I was first in line at a red light. A serious pedalcyclist (i.e. not > some overweight, out-of-shape couch potato out for a joyride, but a > serious athlete), complete with skin-tight spandex pants and a yellow > shirt with sponsors' logos all over it, came up in the bike lane next > to me. He stopped his bike completely inside the intersection, with > his back tire in front of the crosswalk (pedalcyclists often do this > as a courtesy, as it allows automobile drivers to use the bike lane to > turn right on red). Said outfit means nothing. I don't wear such clothing. Some years back when I still rode a POS, heavy bike I rutinely had guys dressed like that decide to race me. They never won. > When the light turned green, I accelerated as I normally do - no > dumping the clutch, no wheelspin, just my standard, non-Slothful > launch - and beat him across the intersection by at least two > carlengths. I've had corvette drivers accelerate hard, reving engine, a little wheel spin, etc to prove their car was faster than my bicycle. That aside, normal acceleration with a motor vehicle should beat a bicyclist... However many people are sloths and actually slow me down while biking. |
I Beat A Pedalcyclist Today
In article >, Scott en Aztlán wrote:
>>Said outfit means nothing. I don't wear such clothing. Some years back >>when I still rode a POS, heavy bike I rutinely had guys dressed like >>that decide to race me. They never won. > OK, I hereby challenge you to a race! Me in my C6 against you on your > bike! :) What does this have to do with me racing spanex clad bicycle riders and always winning such races? >>> When the light turned green, I accelerated as I normally do - no >>> dumping the clutch, no wheelspin, just my standard, non-Slothful >>> launch - and beat him across the intersection by at least two >>> carlengths. >>I've had corvette drivers accelerate hard, reving engine, a little wheel >>spin, etc to prove their car was faster than my bicycle. > LOL!! I wasn't trying to prove anything; it just happened. Not you, but those others. >>That aside, normal acceleration with a motor vehicle should beat a >>bicyclist... However many people are sloths and actually slow me down >>while biking. > These Sloths probably even slow PEDESTRIANS down. Sometimes they are so slow it becomes difficult to stay upright, which means I could walk faster than they are driving. |
I Beat A Pedalcyclist Today
> On 7/6/2006 9:32 AM ... Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> > LOL!! I wasn't trying to prove anything; it just happened. > Then what was the purpose of the post? |
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